Jerusalem is built as a city that is closely compacted together; to which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord – a testimony for Israel – to give thanks to the name of the LORD. - Psalm 122:3-4, NIV For there are set thrones of judgment, [...]

Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together; to which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD – a testimony for Israel – to give thanks to the name of the LORD. - Psalm 122:3-4, NIV That's the way that God intends [...]

Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. - Psalm 122:3, NIV That phrase there, "closely compacted together," gives us a revelation of how God's people are to be united. In the Hebrew language almost every [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Headship of Jesus - Part 1 How much has God really initiated in your home? Especially husbands and fathers. Who is the source of activity in your home? Who directs your program? Can you say I heard from God and He [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Headship of Jesus - Part 1 On the other hand, look for a moment in Philippians 2:16. I'm only going to read the latter part of the verse. Paul says: that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Headship of Jesus - Part 1 I want to come particularly to the area of taking the initiative, which I think is the crux of the whole issue. What I want to say is this. God is only committed to complete what He begins. If [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Headship of Jesus - Part 1 I want to take this a step further and talk about the headship of Jesus over the church. This is the crux of this subject. Look for a moment with me, if you will, in Ephesians 5:23. Ephesians [...]

The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever. - Psalms 121:7-8 (NASB1995) The psalmist has a message of comfort. The Creator is also our [...]

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from whence shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. - Psalm 121:1-3, NASB The psalmist there looks [...]

Great peace have they, O LORD, who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. - Psalm 119:165 The Bible here promises not just peace, but great peace. In the world today we tend to have a very low view of peace. If two nations are not [...]

Your promises, o God, have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. - Psalm 119:140 What a beautiful truth, God’s promises have been thoroughly tested. They are not just theories, they are not just abstract theology, they are something [...]

Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold, and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path. - Psalms 119:127-128 (NIV) What’s your attitude towards God’s commands? Do you fear them? Do you resent them? [...]

If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have renewed my life. - Psalms 119:92-93 (NIV) One thing is certain in this world, we’re not going to escape affliction [...]

Your faithfulness [O Lord] continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you. - Psalms 119:89-91, NIV The power behind the universe is not something purely physical. [...]

Forever, oh Lord Thy word is settled in heaven. - Psalm 119:89-96 (KJV) God's word comes to us in the book that we call the Bible, and here in the book it tells us something about itself. It tells us three wonderful things about its own [...]

It’s a word about affliction and the purpose of affliction and why affliction comes in our lives and how we should respond to affliction. After all, there’s nobody who won’t encounter affliction at some time or another in his life. Listen to what [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Headship of Jesus - Part 1 Now let's consider the operation of headship. I want to turn to a passage that I think really says it all in one verse. 1 Corinthians 11:3. Paul says: But I want you to know Almost every [...]

Our theme tonight which will be in two sessions is: The Headship of Jesus. Those words may be not very familiar to you. I personally believe that in the years that lie ahead there's going to be an increasing emphasis in the body of Christ on [...]

"He [Jesus] has entered having become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek". Now we're back at the theme of the high priest. If you want to turn just for a moment back to your outline, 2/6, you'll notice that the [...]

Let's look in Hebrews 12:15–17 for a moment. I believe we did touch on this, I'm not sure, I can't remember. But it says there, and it's in the middle of a sentence: Watching carefully [or taking care] lest there be anybody who [...]

We are now, God helping us, and with the necessary permit, we're going to move on. We come to Hebrews 6:4–8. The third passage of warning. This is primarily against apostasy or falling away. I prefer the word apostasy because falling away [...]

We're continuing now in Hebrews 6. We had just begun at the close of the previous session. If you turn to your outline it will be Page 6/1. This is the fifth 'let us' passage. And the 'let us' is 'press on to maturity [...]

This is an excerpt from: Invisible Barriers To Healing All right. Now the Holy Spirit is big enough to deal with every single situation of that kind here tonight. You can receive individual attention not from Brother Prince but from the Holy [...]

This is an excerpt from: Invisible Barriers To Healing We're getting near the end. You may see this as somewhat lengthy but if we do it for everybody collectively we don't have to do it for each person individually which takes ten times [...]

This is an excerpt from: Invisible Barriers To Healing All right. Very closely connected with that in the same chapter of Exodus 23:32. Exodus 23:32. We come to another related problem. You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. It [...]

This is an excerpt from: Invisible Barriers To Healing All right, we're going to go on. The next, which is terribly common today... The next barrier is occult involvement: Being in some way or having been involved in the occult. In things like [...]

This is an excerpt from: Invisible Barriers To Healing Now, we're going on with the next barrier which is closely related. It's an attitude of unforgiveness to other people. This is terribly common in the body of Christ. I want to show [...]

This is an excerpt from: Invisible Barriers To Healing We come to the third barrier which is not in every life but in many. It's unconfessed sin. Proverbs 28:13 lays down a principle. Proverbs 28:13. He who covers his sins will not prosper. [...]

This is an excerpt from: Invisible Barriers To Healing I'm going to give you now a list of about it so happens that I've got seven in my list but there could be more common barriers to receiving healing. And the first is ignorance. [...]

This is an excerpt from: Invisible Barriers To Healing John 16:13-15: However, when He the Spirit of truth That's one of the titles of the Holy Spirit. And notice that He's a he. Brothers and sisters, the Holy Spirit is not an it. [...]

I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts. - Psalm 119:63, NIV When you tell somebody you are a Christian, what's the first question they usually put to you? What denomination do you belong to? What church do you [...]

I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes. I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. - Psalm 119:59-60, NIV It's important that from time to time in the midst of life we pause and consider our ways. Many [...]

Remember the word to Thy servant, in which Thou hast made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that Thy word has revived me. - Psalm 119:49-50, NASB Has it ever occurred to you that there are times when we can remind God of something? The [...]

I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. - Psalms 119:32, NIV What does it mean to be free? Does it mean that you just do anything you please at any time? That you throw off all order and restraint, you're just [...]

Then it's summed up in the 10th verse: Having been designated [or addressed as or called as] a high priest. Having been called by God a high priest in the order of Melchizedek. So we see that to become a high priest Jesus had to be qualified. [...]

Now we're going on to chapter 5. I'm going to begin once again translating extemporaneously from the Greek text. Your outline is then in front of you, I trust. We're on Page 5/1. Just looking at what it says in connection with the [...]

Now we come to the first passage of practical application, verses 14-16. And the essence of the application is confident access to God. In verse 14 we have the third "let us" passage, which is "let us hold fast our confession". [...]

John 16:13-15: However, when He the Spirit of truth That's one of the titles of the Holy Spirit. And notice that He's a he. Brothers and sisters, the Holy Spirit is not an it. He's a he, He's a person. And He wants to be treated [...]

I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times. - Psalms 119:18-20 (NIV) I suppose there comes a time in the life of every one of us when everything seems so impermanent, so [...]

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. - Psalms 119:9-11 (NIV) The psalmist there asks a very practical question. Is it possible for a young [...]

I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done. - Psalm 118:17 (NIV) It's so important that we have a positive attitude toward life – that we are not negative, that we are not pessimistic, that we are not death-oriented. [...]

The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence, but as for us, we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forever. Praise the Lord. - Psalms 115:17-18 (NASB) The Bible exhorts every area of creation and every kind of [...]

Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes, with the princes of their [...]

Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the [...]

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. - Psalm 111:10 (KJV) The psalmist there speaks about two wonderful qualities, qualities which are very rare amongst men and women today – the [...]

Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn your young men will come to you like the dew. - Psalm 110:3 Remember that God is a God of battles. He's a man of war; He's called [...]

O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory; awake psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. - Psalm 108:1-2 (KJV) There's a man who's made up his mind that no matter what happens he's going to [...]

Fools, because of their rebellious way, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted. Their soul abhorred all kinds of food; and they drew near to the gates of death. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their [...]

O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy. - Psalm 107:1-2 That's one of the conditions of redemption that so many of us [...]

This is an excerpt from: Why Israel? Ruth and I worship in a church in Jerusalem which was established I think in 1840, the first Protestant Church in the Middle East. It is the product of the efforts and the giving and the praying of British [...]